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McQueen

The life and career of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen: from his start as a tailor, to launching and overseeing his eponymous line and his untimely death.

Director

Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui

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Genre

documentary, biography

Box Office

$1,257,275

Production

Salon Pictures,Misfits Entertainment,Creativity Capital,Moving Pictures Media,Time Based Arts,The Electric Shadow Company,Commondeer Films

Awards

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film 1 win & 11 nominations total

Homepage

https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/mcqueen

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Alexander McQueen

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John McKitterick

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Gary James McQueen

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Catherine de Londres

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Nicolas Jurnjack

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Magdalena Frackowiak

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Annabelle Neilson

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Vlada Roslyakova

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André Leon Talley

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The idea of the collection
was never to produce. - McQueen

The idea of the collection was never to produce.

They were
impossible to reproduce. - McQueen

They were impossible to reproduce.

Lee started doing bumsters. - McQueen

Lee started doing bumsters.

You could give Alexander £500 - McQueen

You could give Alexander £500

He saw some cling film and said
"I'm gonna make a dress out of that. " - McQueen

He saw some cling film and said "I'm gonna make a ...

But, through that weird alchemy
of being cut and made by Lee, - McQueen

But, through that weird alchemy of being cut and made by Lee...

"We need someone to fly over
with the dress on Concorde." - McQueen

"We need someone to fly over with the dress on Concorde...

That's almost the period
where I think, - McQueen

That's almost the period where I think,

And I was that tired
that I just dropped the tray - McQueen

And I was that tired that I just dropped the tray

And I thought,
"This is a weird world, - McQueen

And I thought, "This is a weird world,

You're doing fucking fab shows
but you've got to start living. - McQueen

You're doing fucking fab shows but you've got to s...

The Clothes Show,
you know, BBC One. - McQueen

The Clothes Show, you know, BBC One.

Because I was doing the shows - McQueen

Because I was doing the shows

I really worked
that East End yob, - McQueen

I really worked that East End yob,

He was aware
how seductive that was. - McQueen

He was aware how seductive that was.

He was far from a bad boy. - McQueen

He was far from a bad boy.

I just remember this one time
when I went round his house. - McQueen

I just remember this one time when I went round his house.

Like, honest,
an honest place round here. - McQueen

Like, honest, an honest place round here.

You know where you stand,
if you know what I mean. - McQueen

You know where you stand, if you know what I mean.

From our granddads,
he got the sense of humour, - McQueen

From our granddads, he got the sense of humour,

I think that he struggled
coming out of that background - McQueen

I think that he struggled coming out of that background

I'd told all my brothers
and sisters and aunts, - McQueen

I'd told all my brothers and sisters and aunts,

He would come home at night and say, - McQueen

He would come home at night and say,

My dad could be a bit cutting sometimes,
but he was joking. - McQueen

My dad could be a bit cutting sometimes, but he was joking.

And if you didn't know him,
you'd probably take that the wrong way. - McQueen

And if you didn't know him, you'd probably take th...

Lee's father was saying,
"Sell your clothes in Brick Lane," - McQueen

Lee's father was saying, "Sell your clothes in Bri...

From our nan
he got that storytelling, - McQueen

From our nan he got that storytelling,

I think that really lent itself
to his visions - McQueen

I think that really lent itself to his visions

She was very strong
and powerful - McQueen

She was very strong and powerful

She made him feel
like he could do anything. - McQueen

She made him feel like he could do anything.

She was looking into
the genealogy of the McQueen family - McQueen

She was looking into the genealogy of the McQueen family

She encouraged
the sort of fantasy - McQueen

She encouraged the sort of fantasy

You have two types of Scotland
people will associate themselves with, - McQueen

You have two types of Scotland people will associate themsel...

There was something different
about him. - McQueen

There was something different about him.

There were times - McQueen

There were times

He was also very creative
at night. - McQueen

He was also very creative at night.

He would listen to the piano
and it became very important. - McQueen

He would listen to the piano and it became very important.

You can feel like he's... - McQueen

You can feel like he's...

He went into a sort of zone. - McQueen

He went into a sort of zone.

He could just, from his eye,
read someone's body measurements - McQueen

He could just, from his eye, read someone's body measur...

At heart, Lee was a romantic, - McQueen

At heart, Lee was a romantic,

The family always got
invites to the shows. - McQueen

The family always got invites to the shows.

Aunt Renee and Mum made sure
that the models had some sandwiches. - McQueen

Aunt Renee and Mum made sure that the models had some sandwi...

We were all, as a group
of young, really cool, English models, - McQueen

We were all, as a group of young, really cool, English model...

I was just amazed.
All these people, photographers... - McQueen

I was just amazed. All these people, photographers...

The darkness, - McQueen

"I'm going to send down loads of girls
who look like they've just been raped." - McQueen

"I'm going to send down loads of girls who look li...

They're not easy garments
to look at. - McQueen

They're not easy garments to look at.

I honestly just thought
that he really just didn't like women, - McQueen

I honestly just thought that he really just didn't like...

I don't think I really understood,
because I was 15 at the time, - McQueen

I don't think I really understood, because I was 15 at ...

I mean, it was pretty intense. - McQueen

I mean, it was pretty intense.

Judith Church,
MP for Dagenham, - McQueen

Judith Church, MP for Dagenham,

When you're eight years old and you see
your sister strangled by her husband, - McQueen

When you're eight years old and you see your sister str...

You might not like the honesty
he was presenting you with, - McQueen

You might not like the honesty he was presenting you with,

Those garments all tell you about Lee - McQueen

Those garments all tell you about Lee

They had that affinity together.
They shared that, Lee and my mum. - McQueen

They had that affinity together. They shared that, Lee and m...

They were both affected
by the same person. - McQueen

They were both affected by the same person.

And they had that connection
through that, you know. - McQueen

And they had that connection through that, you know.

And Lee saw my mum
very much like a mother figure - McQueen

And Lee saw my mum very much like a mother figure

I had quite a big burden
on my shoulders. - McQueen

I had quite a big burden on my shoulders.

But I'd always felt close to Lee - McQueen

But I'd always felt close to Lee

And that stuff he had to get out, - McQueen

And that stuff he had to get out,

The relationship
between me and Lee, - McQueen

The relationship between me and Lee,

How could a relationship work - McQueen

How could a relationship work

I can't think of any relationship
that would be able to deal with that. - McQueen

I can't think of any relationship that would be able to...

When you went to St Martins,
in the first year you'd go to Paris - McQueen

When you went to St Martins, in the first year you'd go...

But we would just spend all of our time - McQueen

But we would just spend all of our time

"I never, ever want to work
somewhere like that." - McQueen

"I never, ever want to work somewhere like that."

It was a really exciting time
to be covering the industry - McQueen

It was a really exciting time to be covering the industry

People like Bernard Arnault
were buying up small family brands - McQueen

People like Bernard Arnault were buying up small family bran...

And so he said...
Why did he want you? - McQueen

And so he said... Why did he want you?

I was living with Lee
when Givenchy called - McQueen

I was living with Lee when Givenchy called

And I'm like "Wow. WOW!" - McQueen

And I'm like "Wow. WOW!"

Next thing I know - McQueen

Next thing I know

And I was like, "You are kidding me!" - McQueen

And I was like, "You are kidding me!"

Why did you go to Givenchy,
having already created your own name, - McQueen

Why did you go to Givenchy, having already created your own ...

I put it straight back into McQueen.
It helps me employ people for McQueen - McQueen

I put it straight back into McQueen. It helps me employ peop...

Very talented people
that he brought with him to Givenchy. - McQueen

Very talented people that he brought with him to Givenchy.

"So, think about it
and let me know." - McQueen

"So, think about it and let me know."

We took an aeroplane
from City Airport. - McQueen

We took an aeroplane from City Airport.

There was huge excitement.
Cos imagine being that age - McQueen

There was huge excitement. Cos imagine being that age

There's Sebastién Pons. - McQueen

There's Sebastién Pons.

I think that in the McQueen studio
I was a little bit like the bouffant - McQueen

I think that in the McQueen studio I was a little bit like t...

A Spanish bouffant in a British court. - McQueen

A Spanish bouffant in a British court.

I saw myself as the person
that put things into context. - McQueen

I saw myself as the person that put things into context.

There was Katy, of course,
Katy England. - McQueen

There was Katy, of course, Katy England.

She's the Tweedledee
to my Tweedledum. - McQueen

She's the Tweedledee to my Tweedledum.

I, erm, bring things to his attention - McQueen

I, erm, bring things to his attention

Basically, I'm always there
at the right-hand side. - McQueen

Basically, I'm always there at the right-hand side.

For me to do work Hke this
is very good for me. - McQueen

For me to do work Hke this is very good for me.

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The life and career of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen: from his start as a tailor, to launching and overseeing his eponymous line and his untimely death.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui

Writer: Peter Ettedgui

Production: Salon Pictures,Misfits Entertainment,Creativity Capital,Moving Pictures Media,Time Based Arts,The Electric Shadow Company,Commondeer Films

Genre: documentary, biography

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 84/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: $1,257,275

Released: 08 Jun 2018

Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film 1 win & 11 nominations total

Homepage: https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/mcqueen

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